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Hey, where's Kate Smith? If anything, she was left of the Left today, but still her signature tune was "God Bless America."

I don't worry about the talent side of the equation, as, over time, emotion and talent will return to the degree to which we feel we need them. At the moment, emotionalism has waned considerably, but, I feel, "being cool" has peaked out. What's next? We don't know yet, but remain a man of faith here. We can't go back, things just can't realign themselves to produce the happy accidents we had then. The current Dems may come back in an older form, or they may just die out and something else (Neo-Whigs?) will rise in their place.

Personally, not much of a Sinatra fan myself. Grew up with too many Frankie wannabees, and I didn't find the archtype all that compelling.

Ohhh, Ron! How dare you? Sheesh! Yeesh! And various assorted sounds of disgust and incomprehension!

Sinatra was great! ;)

Vicks, Merman was a class act, no matter her political affiliation. Ted Knight was a fine actor and a funny guy.

And as for Kate Smith, as a Flyers fan I can never get enough of her rendition of "God Bless America". I don't care what her political affiliation was. She also was a class act. Unlike Alec Baldwin, Natalie Mains, and their ilk.

Since the Republicans rose from the ashes of the dying Whigs, the Dems will probably find another compelling name if they actually do crumble. "Lenin's Ladies" perhaps?